— iOOKIliq BACKWARD. 2000*1887. ~ THE ORE AT REORGANISATION NOVEL. — . ? . ? _!____ BY EDW3M5^BEEEAM¥r — — — - - » Chapter XXH. — ' Doctor,' said I, in thecourse of ourtalk, .... 'they were a very practical people, my contempo raries, they would presently begin to cypher and ask how you got the money to make everybody so happy ; for certainly, to support the whole nation at a rate of comfort, and even luxury, such as I see around me, must involve vastly greater wealth than the nation produced in my day.' u ' That is a very pertinent question, Mr. West,' re plied Dr. LeetEt^j. _^ . ' ' Let us begin with a number , of small items \vhprpin^yp:T»t-rmomi&amp;B. WRfllth an com pared with you. We have no national, state, county, or municipal debts, or payments on their account. We have no sort of military or naval expenditures for ? mtai-fflMttflf.nrinin, nojmy, navy, ni- militja^Wehave no revenue service, no swarm of tax assessors and col- . — lectors. As lHegards our judiciary, polic...

THE WORKER'S LEADER. November %9t 1890. ^mwm ; Zionism. _ ^SsTiONS^hQuld nolbrn^earTo^eiseatenHLn-a^dpzen pitched, battles before they understand the weak ness under which they have been fighting and of which advantage has been taken by the enemy. — Qf^eHf^e^hey-shottid^ot-nfted fro be^beaten^ejyjBcu once before they realise, from observing the signs ' of the times around them, that certain organi sation reforms are necessary if they would main tain themselves. But human nature is conser vative, even the human nature of unionism,:and~ probably the recent severe lesson was what the 'clergy call 'providential,' being necessary to show us the errors of our ways. If this lesson does not have tliojgffcfct of gradually inducing thorough re-organisation it will most certainly bjQ mjjeated until short-sighted conservatism is knocked entirely out olth^inodern unionism, 'njmdTusmytoHbe effective must be progressive ; ** progressive ' is to keep~uxrwiUi .lira growtfa-of1 intelligence and the i...

IN THE WORKER WORLD. THH^jryinpte-A^MyX-JGfile^^ anniversary on November 10.^ lights of Queensland were all there. Since the close of the strike all the Newcastle miners have been employed, the cranes, working day and night. The Hobart Trades Council has appointed a sub-committee to draft ft federation scheme onT£helipes%f the A.JIj7&amp;, — - - _ ._... ? . ^ The Bogantungan railway men are going in for a co-operative store. A. M'Leod is secre tary of the committee. —r—^BE Sydney Building Trades Council jaoj^templateB idisbaodisg ; the unions thus ai$li» aty&amp;dlarul7oTn~lJa^'1^^ The iilawarra miners, who are still /out against an iron-clad ligreBment demanded by! the __ coal-owners have appealed to the Australasian ubions for financial assistance. _^ . ... . ? -m- - -' — _' Book Fund.— The Lansdown station sendTalb^gl£5^rtM.i-theAltonJDQWJaijh^ £1 17s. 6d.; the Afton Downs labourers, £1 14s.; the Leichhardt labourers (per Secre tary T, M*Gregp_r), £t 6s. &amp;L; theOo...

'MiroiMBrTitt^ Tbe question of the REVISION OF VOTERS' ROLLS has also engaged the attention of your executive, ana circu lars have been issued calling upon affiliated bodies to take the matter in hand. While our organisation, from the very nature of its constitution, can not take a side on political questions, the executive feel that it is within -their province to prevent, if possible, our political institutions being used as a lever *o further the objects of trade unionism by the election of labour delegates* They therefore urge upon every representative present the need of watchfulness in this direction, otherwise we may find our SELVES OUTVOTED.-Jteport of Vie Emeu tive of the General Council of the FEDERAZED EMPLOYERS' UNION OF QUEENSLAND. Present as delegates at the Employers' General Council meeting jyhereat_this resolution was _passed were the Colonial-Treasurer, the private tt«retary of the Premier, the leader of the par liamenter^Oppositton^even^MTj^JT^^-two MM.L.C., while...

"WHY !" Why is it we toil so ? &amp;nbsp; Where go all the gains ? What do we produce for it, All our pangs and pains ? &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Why is it we toil so, Is it because, like sheep, &amp;nbsp; Since our fathers sought the shears, We the same course keep. Where go all the gains ? Well, It must be confessed, &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; First the landlord takes the rent, &amp;nbsp; And the masters take the rest. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; What do we produce for it ? Gentlemen !-—and then Imitation snobs who'd be Like the gentlemen ! &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; What, is it for such as these &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; That we suffer thus ? Fuddle brained and vicious fools, . &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Vermin venemous ? &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &a...

Answers In Brief. P.O., Amby Grossing, and several others:— Our stock of Gronlund's ' c CooperativeOommon wealth' is exhausted, and the book cannot be bought in Brisbane. A lot ordered, which should arrive shortly. Number One, Blackall :— Will use iiext issue. T. M'G., BlatkaJl :— Thanks. — B.C., Toowoomba :— Too long; must boil down before using. — ';. ' ♦ ? ~~~t President Spence says the A.SJJ. has raised the shearing price in the southern colonies at least 3s. 6d. per 100, which means an average increase of £5 a^year in the earnings of every shearer

BOARD OF TRUSTEES' ANNOUNCEMENTS. On and after October 1 the WokkeE will be .ssued fortnightly at the folio wing Subscription Bates. Go-operative Societies, Per Member per yeaF~~^l/^_ BmoLE Subboeibeeb, per year. , .. .. .. 2/ ^BHreEE-ggBaoamians, por-oogy ? — ? -^-.. . . la Newsagents' Rates. Per Dozen (payments monttily)---^. . . . . ? 9d IS' Members of the A.L.P. and of non-affiliated societies and others can help the Labour movement' t-y urging their newsagents to sell the Worked. ; Remittances ^-Semittanoes to the ^onKER should be made where ' possible hUoheque, post office order, or postal note. ^J^N^ampsckn} however, be sent where other form Ofre^ittan^e'is^nTniy^^^a^onvenientj ? Don't wrjtoe, ' Send the Worker and~amouiitdue and Ml remit !*' The amount is plainly announcedTflWUii would cost 2d. each to send accounts.

ELECTORAL QUALIFICATION. How to fill an electoral form? This is the questioni.^ JC^^imide^tjwa^Js 1» claim for residence, if the applicant resides whart—^he claynis for, for many freehold and leasehold claims are thrown out for no reason but some slight technical mistake or because the value of the free holding is not £100 clear of all incum brances. This is a sample of the way to fill in a residence claim : — ?----— 'THE ELECTIONS ACT OP 1885.'

FORlvfoFcLAlM. To the Electoral Registrar of the [Brisbane Division in the] Electoral District of/ Toowong. '? , ' /' I hereby give ycfu notice that I claim to ha've my name inserted in the Electoral Roll for the Electoral District of Toowong, my name and qualification being as hereinunder stated. And x nercuy ueuxare miav j. aiu pu»Bt5aBea oi such qualification and am of the full age of 21 years and upwards, and I am a natural-born British subject. ?._..'. flTJM5farifltian-Nampi a,nd Surname, John Broi^ ? (2.| Residence, High-street ^MUion. - — — (3.) Particulars of Qualification, Freehold six morkths at High-street, Milton; Allotment 22, Svh-section $04, Parish of Enoggera, County of Stanley. Value £100 above en — cwmhrances. . '. {4.) I eleet to vote in the Polling District which includes the Post Office, [or Court House] at Dated this Ust day of November, 1890, (Signed) John Brown. And this is all there is to be said about electoral qualification. Nineteen out of twenty £f_the r...

FORM OF CLAIM. To the Electoral Registrar of the [Worth Bris bane Division,, in the] Electoral District of North Brisbane' rHHteFeby^ijEe^you^floiifieJ^^ iny name inserted in the Electoral Koll for~~CBe~ ~Mec^!fMJ&amp;istrtdrof North Brigbane, my name, and Qualification being as hereinunder stated. And I hereby declare that Lam possessed of such qualification and am of the full age of 21 years -ftiidLjupwards and thatl am a natural-born BritShsubject [or a n!Sur^BBTi^ritishsub|eet and have been so naturalised for six months and upwards]. (1.) Christian Name and Surname, John JSmuh. (2.) Residence, No. $4, Albert-street. - .. ? (3.) Particulars of Qualification, Residence for^ix wvonlhs at the above address. (4.) X elect to vote in the Polling District which includes the Post Office [or Court House] of - -DatedJthis^2i&amp;diay_ol November, AS90— ? (Signed) . ~JoTvn~Sifcvtfi. If the house has no number it must be Jie scribed so as to identify^ _by its position^ ap pearance or...